Against 2010, the U.S. winter sports market shows a rise in sales of 12%. The Austrian winter sports industry regards this as chance.

According to the delegate of the Austrian Economic Chamber in Los Angeles, Rudolf Thaler, the U.S. winter sports market promises growth opportunities for the domestic winter sports industry. More than 60 million people were skiing last winter. Now, the new winter season could be a new record year.

“Despite the economic crisis, in 2010/11 sales of the winter sports industry rose…